It's about time I shared what our garden is looking like. We've had some cooler than normal wet, rainy weather, so things seem slow, but June 1st is the normal date for planting tender things like tomatoes, so we're not too far behind yet. And we're on the verge of a big burst of colour as the big Peonies come into bloom, adding their pinks and reds to a very green world.
This is the part of the back yard I see out my window, looking pretty much like summer.
This is the yard a few days ago, saturated with 36 hours of rain and looking greener than ever. Our pink Bleeding Heart is at the bottom of the photo.
Here it is, right out my window, a beautiful plant if there ever was one
Beautiful Forget-me-Knots have started spreading through the garden. They self seed prolifically, and fit right in to our 'chaos' garden.
Our numerous Hosta soikes are growing fast - this photo is a week or so old. They come up as tight spikes, but expand into large leaves soon after.
It's the big Peonies that are soon going to add colour. The red colour behind the Peony buds is a small Japanese maple.
And these colourful Pansies mysteriously moved fron the front porch to the back yard when Mrs. F.G. redid the arrangement out front. This raised bed is destined for tomatoes and peppers I think.
I know all the work behind a garden full of colour. Those pansy pots fit right in the tomato bed !!!
ReplyDeleteIt is all so pretty, FG!
ReplyDeleteIt looks really lovely. l love the bleeding hearts.
ReplyDeleteOur drifts of forget-me-nots, and I do mean drifts are probably past their peak already and will soon begin to get leggy. I will miss those blue patches.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! The bleeding heart is one of my favorites, though I'm struggling to figure out where I could put on in the new yard. Peonies are incredible too, and ours are likely a week or so behind yours. I'm hoping they'll be in full bloom when I return to the town house later in June. Pansies are such reliable plants and tolerate the cooler weather far better than many others. I always have a pot of them, and move them into the shade when things heat up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photos!
Everything looks so very nice!!! Nice view out your window in sun and rain. :) So much work goes into maintaining a garden!!
ReplyDeleteThat bleeding heart is beautiful. The white-tailed deer munch on most of our hostas, some varieties more than others.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful, as always. I enjoy seeing my hostas come up. Once they start, they just go nuts!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful! And I always enjoy seeing the garden as it fills out and up.
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing how quickly your perennials catch up with ours. Your Peony appears to be no more than a week or so behind mine. Your Bleeding Heart is lovely too. Mine are on the decline. We enjoy them while they last :)
ReplyDeleteEverything is looking verdant.
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